John Rhino Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Turned it off after less than 15 minutes. Matt leBlanc looked as at home as a fish on a bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C H Calthrop Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 CHRIS EVANS IS SHOUTING............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Pretty much the same show, just with different presenters. As for them, Chris Evans has always been shrill, while Matt LeBlanc was a little wooden. Early days. Bring back the classic presenters - Noel Edmonds, Angela Rippon and Wooly Willard! Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Pertinent quote from the Guardian: "Did you ever see the first episode of the last incarnation of Top Gear? It was rubbish. It was just as rubbish as this. Nobody knew what they were doing. James May wasn’t even in it. It took a full year for the last Top Gear to become Top Gear. So judging this new version on 43 minutes of footage seems colossally unfair. It’ll find its footing in time. Still, this episode is still rubbish." Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 The initial reaction on social media will inevitably be swamped by the pro-Clarkson lot, who would never have accepted anyone else... and many of whom probably thought that Jezza should have punched that underling for having a foreign name, let alone not providing a hot meal. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Fell asleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedford Roughyed Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Amusing that the clarkson fans are saying its so bad when it was a pretty faithful version of his schtick. Non clarkson fans realised it was a bit rubbish long ago... With the best, thats a good bit of PR, though I would say the Bedford team, theres, like, you know, 13 blokes who can get together at the weekend to have a game together, which doesnt point to expansion of the game. Point, yeah go on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Less content than under Clarkson. Segments too long. Then I really did fall asleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Rhino Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 A few rough edges to work on but I enjoyed it. 2014 Challenged Cup Winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Was decent. Le Blanc has a decent dry sense if humour for a yank star. Evans is a touch excitable but you know what you are getting with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Evans very rarely has a dud. Same criticism when he took over from Terry Wogan on Radio 2. However not seen this episode, is it going to be shown again on the box this week? Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedford Roughyed Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 The press have been bagging this programme before its even broadcast. With the best, thats a good bit of PR, though I would say the Bedford team, theres, like, you know, 13 blokes who can get together at the weekend to have a game together, which doesnt point to expansion of the game. Point, yeah go on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidingPie Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Was decent. Le Blanc has a decent dry sense if humour for a yank star. Evans is a touch excitable but you know what you are getting with him. I agree, it was decent. The segment getting to Blackpool was dull, but the Top Gun bit was good (actually we could have done with a bit more Sabine), and so was the nomad one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintslass Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Amusing that the clarkson fans are saying its so bad when it was a pretty faithful version of his schtick. Non clarkson fans realised it was a bit rubbish long ago... I didn't watch it but if it was an attempt to copy what has gone before then I doubt it will be successful. Clarkson made that show what it was and it was a massive brand as it was. They would have been wiser IMO making a fresh start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Less content than under Clarkson. Segments too long. Then I really did fall asleep. As regards content, they seem to have removed the car discussion bit from Top Gear and given it its own programme (Extra Gear) and presenters. It also had a feature on Sabine Schmitz and her racing career. All stuff that would have been part of the main programme in previous series. Hence the overlong feel of the segments, which were also a bit samey. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojan Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I didn't watch it but if it was an attempt to copy what has gone before then I doubt it will be successful. Clarkson made that show what it was and it was a massive brand as it was. They would have been wiser IMO making a fresh start. A load of sexist right wing tat. “Few thought him even a starter.There were many who thought themselves smarter. But he ended PM, CH and OM. An Earl and a Knight of the Garter.” Clement Attlee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSaint Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 A load of sexist right wing tat. But very popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojan Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 But very popular. With sexist right wingers perhaps? “Few thought him even a starter.There were many who thought themselves smarter. But he ended PM, CH and OM. An Earl and a Knight of the Garter.” Clement Attlee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C H Calthrop Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 The Chris Evans show with cars to put it bluntly. Le Blanc good on script, not so good in the studio. Sabine Schmitt and Chris Harris, real motoring talent sidelined, oh dear! If Top Gear was Lego this would be the version your Gran would get off the market. It looks like Lego but baby this ain't Lego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff9of13 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 With sexist right wingers perhaps? I'm neither, but I always enjoyed it. Most people make the mistake of confusing the TG characters with the people playing them. "it is a well known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WearyRhino Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Couldn't stand the last lot, can't stand the new lot. Each to their own though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojan Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I'm neither, but I always enjoyed it. Most people make the mistake of confusing the TG characters with the people playing them. Come on. Clarkson hit a producer, used racist language and was provocative in Argentina. Was that a "character?" I don't think so, Clarkson plays Clarkson, the other two are non-entities. “Few thought him even a starter.There were many who thought themselves smarter. But he ended PM, CH and OM. An Earl and a Knight of the Garter.” Clement Attlee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I like James May's solo programmes. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSaint Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Come on. Clarkson hit a producer, used racist language and was provocative in Argentina. Was that a "character?" I don't think so, Clarkson plays Clarkson, the other two are non-entities. It doesn't really matter what your (or my opinion) is/was of Clarkson and Top Gear; it was a very popular programme in many social groups whether you/I like it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojan Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 It doesn't really matter what your (or my opinion) is/was of Clarkson and Top Gear; it was a very popular programme in many social groups whether you/I like it or not. I didn't. I haven't watched the new show. I'm not really interested in cars. They get you where you want to go, I drive approx. 30k pa. In my experience the standard of driving in this country has declined markedly in the last ten years or so. Rightly or wrongly I attribute this decline to Clarkson. “Few thought him even a starter.There were many who thought themselves smarter. But he ended PM, CH and OM. An Earl and a Knight of the Garter.” Clement Attlee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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